
BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 17: A participant, or furry, as the participants prefer to be called, attempts to use a smartphone upon his arrival at the Estrel Hotel for the 2016 Eurofurence furries gathering on August 17, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. Approximately 2,500 furries from all over the world will participate in the four-day convention that includes dance parties, fashion shows and art events. Furries describe themlelvs as anthroporphic actors and the movemment has its roots in science fiction and fantasy genres going back to the 1980s. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)


